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About Pamba

Pamba

Pamba is a village in the Ranni taluk in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. It is located 12 kms towards north from the district head quarters Pathanamthitta and 116 kms from state capital Thiruvananthapuram.Pamba is the main halting point for the pilgrims on their way to Sabarimala. It gets its name from the Pamba River. This place is also called Thriveni Sangam as it is the meeting point of three rivers.

EventsThe popular events in Pamba are the Boat race, the Maramon Convention and Makara Vilakku (January / February).

Places to InterestTourist places in and around Pamba are Sabrimala Temple, Pandalam, Peruthenaruvi Waterfalls and Aranmulla. Another major attraction in Pamba is the training session of the elephants.

How to Get There

Air:The nearest airport to Pamba is the Trivandrum airport (92 kms).

Rail:The nearest railway station to Pamba is the Chengannur railway station (25 kms).Kottayam railway station is the nearest major railway station (41 kms) to Pamba.

Bus:The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation runs specialbusservices from Thiruvananthapuram to Pamba during the Sabrimala festival. Ticketgoose.com offers a wide variety of choices for bus booking anywhere in India.

About Sabarimalai

Sabarimala

It is the largest pilgrimage centre in the world situated in a forest reserve that has 45-50 million devotees visiting every year. Sabarimala is a famous hill temple of Lord Ayyappa located in district Pathanamthitta of Kerala. Sabarimala gained immense repute when Hindu god Ayyappan successfully killed the Mahishi demoness. What subsequently came up was the Ayyappan Temple surrounded by 18 hills. Strictly for men devotees, the Sabarimala pilgrimage period starts mid-November and lasts till mid-January every year.

LanguageThe official language of Sabarimala is Malayalam. Another language spoken is English.

EventsSabarimala festival is celebrated every year during the months between November and January.

Places of InterestApart from the famous Ayyappa temple, there are many other temples situated close to Sabarimala. Some of them are Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple and Chakkulathukavu Temple in Thiruvalla.

How to Get There

Air:The two nearest airports to Sabarimala are Cochin International Airport (160 km away) and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (170 km away).

Bus:Sabarimala is well-connected to most places in South India such as Trivandrum, Kochi, Coimbatore, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Kochi Tours & Travels and Dream Kerala Holidays are some bus operators running buses between major cities and Sabarimala at affordable prices. Ticketgoose.com enables its customers to get cheap bus tickets online.